Manage middlebox routes - Amazon Virtual Private Cloud
Create routes using the middlebox routing wizardModify middlebox routesView the middlebox routing wizard route tablesDelete the middlebox routing wizard configuration

Manage middlebox routes

The middlebox routing wizard is available in the Amazon Virtual Private Cloud Console.

Create routes using the middlebox routing wizard

To create routes using the middlebox routing wizard

  1. Open the Amazon VPC console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/.

  2. In the navigation pane, choose Your VPCs.

  3. Select your VPC, and then choose Actions, Manage middlebox routes.

  4. Choose Create routes.

  5. On the Specify routes page, do the following:

    • For Source, choose the source for your traffic. If you choose a virtual private gateway, for Destination IPv4 CIDR, enter the CIDR for the on-premises traffic entering the VPC from the virtual private gateway.

    • For Middlebox, choose the network interface ID that is associated with your middlebox appliance, or when you use a Gateway Load Balancer endpoint, choose the VPC endpoint ID.

    • For Destination subnet, choose the destination subnet.

  6. (Optional) To add another destination subnet, choose Add additional subnet, and then do the following:

    • For Middlebox, choose the network interface ID that is associated with your middlebox appliance, or when you use a Gateway Load Balancer endpoint, choose the VPC endpoint ID.

      You must use the same middlebox appliance for multiple subnets.

    • For Destination subnet, choose the destination subnet.

  7. (Optional) To add another source, choose Add source, and then repeat the previous steps.

  8. Choose Next.

  9. On the Review and create page, verify the routes and then choose Create routes.

Modify middlebox routes

You can edit your route configuration by changing the gateway, the middlebox, or the destination subnet.

When you make any modifications, the middlebox routing wizard automatically perform the following operations:

  • Creates new route tables for the gateway, middlebox, and destination subnet.

  • Adds the necessary routes to the new route tables.

  • Disassociates the current route tables that the middlebox routing wizard associated with the resources.

  • Associates the new route tables that the middlebox routing wizard creates with the resources.

To modify middlebox routes using the middlebox routing wizard

  1. Open the Amazon VPC console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/.

  2. In the navigation pane, choose Your VPCs.

  3. Select your VPC, and then choose Actions, Manage middlebox routes.

  4. Choose Edit routes.

  5. To change the gateway, for Source, choose the gateway through which traffic enters your VPC. If you choose a virtual private gateway, for Destination IPv4 CIDR, enter the destination subnet CIDR.

  6. To add another destination subnet, choose Add additional subnet, and then do the following:

    • For Middlebox, choose the network interface ID that is associated with your middlebox appliance, or when you use a Gateway Load Balancer endpoint, choose the VPC endpoint ID.

      You must use the same middlebox appliance for multiple subnets.

    • For Destination subnet, choose the destination subnet.

  7. Choose Next.

  8. On the Review and update page, a list of route tables and their routes that will be created by the middlebox routing wizard is displayed. Verify the routes, and then in the confirmation dialog box, choose Update routes.

View the middlebox routing wizard route tables

To view the middlebox routing wizard route tables

  1. Open the Amazon VPC console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/vpc/.

  2. In the navigation pane, choose Your VPCs.

  3. Select your VPC, and then choose Actions, Manage middlebox routes.

  4. Under Middlebox route tables, the number indicates how many routes the middlebox routing wizard created. Choose the number to view the routes.

We display the middlebox routing wizard routes on a separate route table page.

Delete the middlebox routing wizard configuration

If you decide that you no longer want the middlebox routing wizard configuration, you must manually delete the route tables.

To delete the middlebox routing wizard configuration

  1. View the middlebox routing wizard route tables. For more information, see View the middlebox routing wizard route tables.

    After you perform the operation, the route tables that the middlebox routing wizard created are displayed on a separate route table page.

  2. Delete each route table that is displayed. For more information, see Delete a route table.